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Monday, 30 May 2016

Good afternoon all , and thanks for popping in this Bank Holiday Monday...I do hope that you are having a lovely day.

I have been working all day on DT and magazine work, but I did manage to get a long walk with the dogs first thing.

The weather has been glorious, I do hope that you have managed to enjoy it....I wonder how long it will last....???

On Saturday it was our Clarity Glasgow class , I had tried to keep my Birthday a secret but the lovely ladies surprised me with a bouquet of flowers, a cake and so many cards and gifts, I was overwhelmed...

It really was a great way to spend the day, especially as we had some messy , mixed media play .

We decorated a canvas , using grunge paste, a clarity stencil ( workshop only at the moment...but mmmmm watch this space ) some Gesso and some Inka Gold...

Look how differently it looks when white gesso is used instead of black.

The ladies work was amazing , here is a closer look at one canvas, look at the shine on it.

I used a peg to attach the sentiment , so that , the sentiment can easily be changed,,,or it can be used to attach a note or a smaller piece of art work....

Whilst the GP was drying we decorated a tag....

And after lunch we also had time ( I was cracking the whip!!!) to make a card.

Look at all the fabulous colours....I love them all.

And here is a photo of our little group..... Such a great bunch of friends...

It was another great day , but I must admit that by 9pm when we got home , I was a little tired, but I did have enough energy to open my cards and presents....thank you all so much, I am so lucky to know such lovely and generous people...my house is full to the brim....I am so thankful...

Yesterday had a bit of a sad note to it, my lovely Mum fell whilst walking her dog and managed to dislocate her ankle plus break her Tibia and Fibula bones....she was taken to hospital by ambulance and although they managed to realign the bones she needs an operation tomorrow to have the area plated.

She sounded in good spirits last night and this morning when I spoke to her...( this is when I find it hard not living down the road...)

Thursday, 26 May 2016

Good afternoon all and thanks for popping in on this wet and miserable day..so different from the sunny Monday that we had.

Today I have been putting the finishing touches to our projects for Saturday and packing the car ready to set off in the morning.

We are going to have some mixed media play in Glasgow , we will be using a very Finnabair based technique but with my own twist on it. In fact I have been using this method on lots of wooden objects, box's , hearts etc for the past couple of years and they are selling really well. It is such an addictive process though.

I still find it hard to believe that this lovely box started as this

Regular readers will remember a few weeks ago when we had our Manchester class and the ladies decorated handbag box's

If you haven't seen the amazing work of Finnabair do look her up....she is so inspiring...

We will actually be making a canvas , a card and a tag...( I may have to crack the whip...but I am sure we will get it all done )

Here is a little sneak peek...

I am so looking forward to catching up with the lovely crafters north of the border.

Today I had a wonderful surprise when this gorgeous floral display was handed to me at the door.....thanks ladies...you really do spoil me..

And tonight I am going for a meal with my best girl friends...

So I had better leave you and go and get ready...

Have a wonderful weekend...hope you get to spend time with people that are important to you...

Thursday, 19 May 2016

Can't believe it is Thursday already , this week is going so quickly...yesterday it was our Wednesday classes in Hazel Grove and they were as good as ever...so much laughter....( even if we did miss the camel lady!!!)

Today I have been getting more craft classes sorted , including putting finishing touches to our samples for Saturday mornings Groovi class at C.J.CardCrafts, Stockport

So with that in mind I thought I would share some Groovi samples with you...have you tried the coloured parchment ? It is fab...and the light panel works brilliantly with it too...

I started by using the fab poppy plates, this is the back....

I do love the border too, look how white the work looks on the front of the parchment.

Then I simply added some colour using my Spectrum Noir pencils

I do love to combine plates...here we have the nested circles and the Meadow grass...with the blue parchment

Monday, 16 May 2016

Good afternoon all and thanks for popping in on this Monday afternoon. Oh my, it is so much colder in Cheshire today...I even had to put my coat on to walk the dogs.

I hope you had a lovely weekend, Saturday was our monthly crafty session in Cumbria...

The roads were kind to me and all was going well until I called for Sheila, only to find Police and Recovery trucks outside her cottage. Poor Sheila and Graham had been woken up at 7am with a very loud bang...they ran outside to see what was going on and a van had smashed into a car right outside their house...The van had been stolen and the driver had then run off...luckily the gentleman in the other car wasn't badly injured but bless Sheila and Graham who straight away started traffic control.........etc...

So she certainly needed a nice cuppa by the time I collected her.

For our first class card we did some work with the Spectrum Aqua Markers, watercolour card and the brilliant Wee Farm and animal stamps.

Look at these masterpieces

Then after coffee we used some Stampbord....this time with shaving foam and distress reinkers.(bottled inks)

Oh we had such fun.....

And look at these brilliant designs...

I still love the 'scratching back ' bit.....so relaxing....

After lunch....it was time to count sheep.....

And have a play with the fab alphabet stamps

Then it was time for tea and cake....( my favourite part....)

And we used Distress inks on a tag....one of the new Oriental pattern stencils some water and played with the ghosting technique.

This is still one of my favourite types of background, and it works so well with this Stencil.

And wow, look at those colours....

As always you crafty ladies and gentleman just impress me so much...I am so proud to be your friend...( and teacher...but I do use that term loosely !!!! lol )

Another fab class thanks all....

And then yesterday Karl set off for his fix of football at Old Trafford...and yes...he came home early when the game was called off.

I was crafting when Adam came in to tell me that the stadium had been evacuated because of a bomb scare....I have to say I instantly felt sick.... Thank goodness everyone was ok but I can tell you I was very happy to see him ....it really does make you think....

So today I have been getting into the zone and making samples using the Groovi ready for our class this Saturday at CJ CardCrafts in Stockport ....

I also went to visit Mikey...time for a Mummy, son, catch up and hug...( and collecting his next bag of washing!!!!)

Just time to cook our meal now....oh and put some of that washing in the machine....

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About Me

I have been crafting for many years with my main interest being card making and pyrography. I am a freelance designer and crafter who runs regular workshops and love to share ideas with fellow crafters. I am 52 years old, married and we have 2 grown up sons. My crafty companions are a 6 year old yellow labrador named Tess and Eric who is a Black Labrador and he is 10 months old...